I managed to get a second model completed to show today, so this post is a two-fer instead of a single. Not super surprising really, as they’re both pretty simple Dinosaur models from Reaper’s Bones Black Line and so are very straightforward to paint up – the Carnotaurus and Hornslasher – both of which I’m again submitting for the Monster MAYhem, painting challenge.
Bones black has the same detail issue that most of these cheap PVC models have, in that fine detail isn’t friends with it. On the other hand, paint actually adheres to it, and it doesn’t become horrible and sticky, nor does it require arcane combinaitons of paints and special lotions to prime the stuff. So, you know, I can live with it – even if it does mean you want to avoid looking too closely at things like talons and claws!
I got the Carnotaurus cleaned up and based alongside the Raptors the other day, and then while working on other models took a few days to work out which would be green and which would be a warm brown. They’re based in the same manner, so they can both menace Chainsaw Lass or whoever else is on the table – and possibly even the Uncanny X-Men one day in the Savage Land?
The model I got done today is this thing – “Hornslasher”, which has a bit of a look of a sail-less Dimetrodon. I decided to paint it up as a proto-croc (I know it doesn’t look like any of the actual proto-crocs, but, y’know, sue me!)
I mostly did it so I could put it on the same style of base as the Dire Croc from the other day, so I’ve got another model ready to go for swampy encounters. I painted this one in lighter shades of green and tan, and also gave this one a “dirt” wash of weathering powder using Pledge One Go (AKA Future Floor Wax). I feel like this one – as my “second go” actually has more accurate croc colours than the Dire Crocodile, though I probably should have used the same mix of light and dark powders. This technique practise and reflection of course is one of the biggest values and most useful aspects of models like these.
Here’s the two swampy, bitey bois together, once again featuring Chainsaw Lass for scale. You can also see that I gave the croc’s mouth a bit of a repaint from the super-bright red that it had earlier. I do think it looks nicer now.
(Hopefully) more monsters tomorrow! I’ve got a half-dozen different models that I might be able to get finished by the last of the month…
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They look amazing, well done! I have never wanted to play a Jurassic Park skirmish game more in my life.
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Thank you, Damien. I may have to do something with that – I’m sure Pulp Alley has some approriate rules for that sort of thing… 🙂
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More great looking Dino’s mate, you must have quite the Jurassic Park now !
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Thanks Dave – just one dino aside from this month’s models I think – so a few, but not all that many either…
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Nice work on both of these! I like the colours on the Carnotaurus in particular, the browns and tans really work.
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Thanks Matt. I “saw” the green and the brown and just needed to choose which of the models got which colour, so credit to Marouda for the final choice there! 🙂
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These are great! 🙂 I want to do dinosaur wargames now!
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Thanks John. I don’t have too many more dinos besides the ones I’ve been working on this month (lizardman mount models aside). I may have to pick up a few more…
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They might be simple you say, but the are done to perfection.
Oh and I think poor Chainsaw Las needs a day off!!
Cheers Roger
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Thanks Roger. She got yesterday off, so in an hour or so she’ll be back at work once again! 😉
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Fab, love ‘em mate 🤘
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Thanks Alex! 🙂
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Really nice natural painting schemes without sacrificing contrast. I was so far happy with the Bones Black sample minis I purchased. That said, the Chaos toad had a claw problem, too. For maximum detail it might still be resin or 3D prints. Metal in some cases, too.
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Yeah, they’re good product for the price point. As long as you’re not too fussed about finer details on things like the teeth and talons and spines they’re good fodder to churn out and honestly pretty great to practise naturalistic paint schemes on.
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Great skin tones, the crocodile especially!
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Thanks Dave – I’ve got one more croc (somewhere) that I started long ago from the Descent range – if I can find it I now know how to paint it up to the point where I’ll be happy with it!
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Very nice- the ‘proto croc’ beasty is my favourite.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete – it’s a very nice sculpt really!
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Great brushwork and thank you for inspiring me on how on how proceed with my Hornslasher.
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Thanks GG! A great compliment there! 😀
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Excellent work as always and the dino collection is growing at an astounding rate too 🙂 I think that Savage World/X-Men game would be a lot of fun too!
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Thanks Kuribo – one more Dino to finish (this month at least). I’ve got a couple more Crisis Protocol core box villains to finish before I get to any more (or start on the X-Men), but I’m sure there would be some homebrew CP Dino rules out there somewhere!
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Lovely naturalistic painting; I’m really impressed by how realistic your results are here. And I’m very much enjoying the repeat appearances of Chainsaw Lass in your posts.
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Thanks mate. She’ll have at least two more appearances this month! (-and hopefully more, depending on the outcome of the rest of the evening’s work) 😉
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They might not be doing well with fine detail, but at least they appear to have a lot more texture which has come out very well with your painting. Well done!
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Yeah, they have a decent texture on them and that makes them head and shoulders above those 1st-gen Brimnstone models, as well as a lot of the older Bones models to boot!
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